Planners have made a decision on a major new housing estate in North Lincolnshire.

The project, earmarked for land on the former RAF and army base in Kirton in Lindsey, is being brought forward by Green Meadow Limited.

Outline planning permission was sought for up to 302 properties and public open space, including the demolition of existing buildings.

North Lincolnshire Council 's planning committee voted unanimously to pass the application at a meeting in Scunthorpe this afternoon (Wednesday, February 14).

A 33-acre site at the northern end of the former barracks has been earmarked for the development, which is set to cost more than £29 million over a five-year rolling programme.

The plans were discussed by North Lincolnshire Council's planning committee in December but a decision on whether it could proceed was deferred after the manager of the Kirton Lindsey Surgery claimed the practice had not been properly consulted.

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At today's meeting, concerns were raised about traffic issues on the B1398 and the B1400 and the amount of people occupying the site.

Alison Birkett, who lives near the site, said the "leap" in occupancy would put an "intolerable strain" on the infrastructure in the town.

Mrs Birkett also raised concerns about the effect this application being passed would have on the local GP service being overloaded.

"We want Kirton to thrive and prosper as a community. I hope further strict conditions will be put in place to protect the community of Kirton," she added.

Phil Scrafton, speaking on behalf of the applicant, said: "With respect to the previous speaker, some of the comments about scale and increase are matters of principle."

A planning officer said that changes had been made to the section 106 agreement for the application that would see Green Meadow now pay £818,923 towards the provision of education infrastructure, £100,000 towards the provision of healthcare infrastructure, £254,430 towards the provision of public open space and over £3,000 to traffic regulation.

Proposals for the site for RAF Kirton

The agreement would also mean providing 30 affordable homes as part of the development and a portion of the land on the site would be allocated to community allotments.